Google Search monopoly: 5 key takeaways from landmark verdict in US antitrust lawsuit

A major antitrust trial examining whether Google illegally maintains a monopoly in the search engine market, that also saw CEO Sundar Pichai and Microsoft boss Satya Nadella testify in court, has led to a decision that could spell trouble for the search giant.

Google’s dominant market share fortified by barriers to entry easily establishes its monopoly power in online search, a US district court ruled in a landmark judgment on Monday, August 5.

Additionally, the court held that Google’s monopoly of search text ads had also violated the country’s antitrust law.